water utilization

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006771",
  "term": "water utilization",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Water that is used for a specific purpose, such as for domestic use, irrigation, or industrial processing. Water use pertains to human's interaction with and influence on the hydrologic cycle, and includes elements, such as water withdrawal from surface- and ground-water sources, water delivery to homes and businesses, consumptive use of water, water released from wastewater-treatment plants, water returned to the environment, and instream uses, such as using water to produce hydroelectric power.",
  "synonyms": [
    "water usage",
    "water utilisation"
  ],
  "subject": "Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "water management",
    "water footprint",
    "virtual water",
    "crop coefficient",
    "water users associations",
    "water security"
  ],
  "references": [
    "US Environmental Protection Agency",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "uso del agua"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/water-utilization/"
}